•    GE Foundation donates $500,000 and GE Lighting commits volunteers to two local nonprofits •    GE Lighting opens museum highlighting its impact on the progression of lighting design and application •    GE Lighting announces a sweepstakes for a chance to win a home lighting makeover To celebrate GE Lighting's 100 years at its headquarters—Nela Park in East Cleveland, Ohio—the GE Foundation has donated $500,000 to two Northeast Ohio nonprofit health centers: Neighborhood Family P...

Excellence Opto, Inc. will be exhibiting at Booth #3357 in LightFair International 2013 happening next week on April 23-25, 2013 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.  Lightfair International is the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference with innovative products from high-end design to cutting-edge technology.    Don't have a ticket to LFI 2013? No worries! Excellence Opto, Inc. will be happy to provide you a VIP pass to the LightFair International 2013 for free. For more information, em...

  RedBird LED Lighting was installed at 17,500 feet at Mount Everest High Base Camp. The installation was part of a study conducted by Xtreme Everest 2 that is studying health problems in hospital intensive care units. Xtreme Everest 2 is made up of intensive care doctors, nurses, and scientists. The group wanted to cost-effectively replicate the conditions of an intensive care unit at 17,500 feet elevation on the world's largest mountain.   The Xtreme Everest 2 location required rugged, energy efficient lighting that could perform well in extremely...

Sensitivity Systems of Sunnyvale, California USA announced the world’s first Light Sensory Network (LSN). The company describes a Light Sensory Network as a new class of digital sensor network that takes advantage of LED lighting conversions to help light owners enhance energy efficiency. To create LSNs, Sensity provides networked LED luminaires and retrofit kits that replace high-intensity discharge (HID) fixtures. While other manufacturers produce lights with occupancy sensors, Sensitivity Systems claims to be the first to provide luminaires togeth...

Duris S 5 is the latest high-tech addition to the Duris LED family from Osram Opto Semiconductors. This new LED component offers an impressive lifetime of more than 35,000 hours. And in contrast to other components it can withstand much higher temperatures in the applications – up to 105 degrees Celsius (°C). Duris S 5 is ideal for indoor lighting – in retrofits, in downlights or in panel luminaires. The package for Duris S 5 is made from highly robust synthetic material that is resistant to aging caused by high temperatures and short-wave blue light. ...

The rise of LED technology is affecting every part of the commercial lighting industry. Falling prices and improving quality are driving widespread adoption of LEDs, and this single technology appears likely to surpass all others in nearly every metric of quality and efficiency. According to a report, worldwide unit shipments of LED lamps will grow from 68 million in 2013 to 1.28 billion annually by 2021. “LED lighting has already begun to enter the commercial market in significant volume, and will grow rapidly over the remainder of the decade,” says Jesse Foot...

Long-term collaboration for growth of 6-inch GaN-on-Si wafers planned AIXTRON SE today announced that the University of Cambridge has successfully commissioned another multi-wafer Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS) MOCVD reactor at its new facility at the Department of Material Science and Metallurgy. The CCS 6x2-inch system will be configured to handle single 6-inch (150mm) wafers (1x6-inch).  “We will be using the systems to expand our research efforts for LED and electronic devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxy on 6-inch silico...

More efficient lighting could soon be coming to the streets of Cedar Falls. With City Council blessing last week, the city is moving toward changing out high-pressure sodium fixtures for LED fixtures. LED lights also will be installed in new property developments going forward.     A trial installation a few months ago evaluated five manufacturers: GE, American Electric, Cooper, Cree and Phillips, and 22 LED lights were installed in the Pleasant Drive and Cedar Heights residential areas....

Philips’ newest high-power emitter, the LUXEON Z ES, offers excellent colour consistency through a 1-step MacAdam ellipse in warm white colour options. With a micro-footprint, undomed design and full spectrum availability, LUXEON Z ES from Philips Lumileds enables high lumen density solutions with precise optical control. The LUXEON Z ES is available with below blackbody binning, a key feature required for superior colour perception in specialty retail and hospitality applications. It also offers 10-15 percent superior Colour over Angle (C...

Wavien, Inc. has introduced a LED based medical illumination platform based on its proprietary Recycling Light Technology (RLT™).  RLT technology, which is implemented using a single RLT reflector, significantly increases the brightness available to fiber optic bundles used frequently in surgical operating systems.  Wavien is actively looking to license this enabling technology for medical illumination applications. Impressive improvements in brightness have been achieved for both commonly used 5.0 mm and 3.5 mm fiber bundles using the RLT reflectors w...

Soraa has announced its new perfect spectrum SORAA VIVID 2 and PREMIUM 2 LED MR16 lamp lines—the first ultra-efficient replacements for 65-watt and 75-watt halogen lamps, available for both 12V and line voltages.   A technological breakthrough made possible by Soraa’s recently announced world-record performance GaN on GaN™ LEDs, the new SORAA LED MR16 lamps deliver the industry’s highest light output, while rendering vivid colors, richer reds and whiter whites, transforming ordinary lighting in any space into extraordi...

The U.S. Marine Corp selected the solar airfield products from Carmanah Technologies in a public bid worth $175,000. The Marine Corp will employ the products in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). The order, which includes Carmanah solar-powered runway edge and threshold lights, taxiway lights, and obstruction lights and mounting hardware, represents one of many temporary or permanent off-grid airfield deployments employed by US and NATO bases throughout the world. The Carmanah A704 wireless runway edge lights, A650 taxiway l...

Digital Lumens has announced the launch of a strategic partner program that will bring the proven advantages of integrated intelligence – energy efficiency, flexibility and fine-grained control – to the full range of commercial and industrial lighting applications.   “Our vision has always been to make every light intelligent, which drives radical energy efficiency and builds a platform for distributed building intelligence,” said Brian Chemel, Founder and CTO of Digital Lumens. “By extending the LightRules management platform and our unique...

Luxim Corporation is to show its latest Light Emitting Plasma  2.0 Technology at LIGHTFAIR 2013. They’ll be displaying their latest LEP 2.0 technology at the show, including groundbreaking new SMART chip technology that advances their product lines with additional benefits, and the new STA75 lamp, which replaces a 750W Metal Halide system with 40% energy savings and 4X lamp life. In addition, they'll display a selection of OEM fixtures like the BLP1000, a new high mast luminaire by Bright Light Systems. Visit at booth #3011 and s...

The future of lighting unfolds at the Lighting Inspirations experience center at Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) booth #801 during LIGHTFAIR® International in Philadelphia. Tours of the Lighting Inspirations experience center will run every 20 minutes during exhibit hours, April 23 – 25, 2013. Lighting Inspirations will take participants on a journey to understand the future of lighting including technological advances, environmental consciousness and expected changes in the industry. The tour explores the newest lighting opportunities created by i...

Visitors attending the 2013 Lightfair International Show at the Philadelphia Convention Center will be introduced to a broad range of new, high performance lighting products from Lighting Science Group Corporation® (OTCQB: LSCG). The Lighting Science booth (number 1715) will showcase products that are cutting-edge, environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient that supports their mission of unleashing the science of light to make people and the planet look, feel and heal better. Products on display will include: Definity™ high performance Gimbal PAR...

  ADvantage LED Signs spokesperson Richard James announced the completion of multiple Military LED Signs and installation at multiple gates for Ft. Gordon in Augusta, GA. The LED billboards will be used for advertising community events and special messages for the base and surrounding areas. The US ARMY's Fort Gordon installed three new ADvantage LED Signs. At approximately 8’ x 18’, in dazzling 10mm iPixel full color resolution, these billboards will increase communication and awareness to their Service Members. The L...

On March 23, 2013 Green Ray LED Lighting a California/New York start up reached a milestone in the LED lighting world with the introduction of 173 Lm/W LED’s T8 lamp. US Department of Energy through its program “Lighting Facts” issued the label to Green Ray LED’s T8 lamp and the lamp became as of today the world’s most energy efficient light approved by DOE. Independent test results concluded to date, no others have surpassed its standing 173 Lumens per Watt. This is a global record in efficiency for this type of ligh...

The Chinese government views the growth of the LED industry as a national security matter. As a result, it is driving a vast LED manufacturing effort and offering subsidies from central and local government agencies to help build its own LED industry. In 2010, China embarked on an ambitious “Many Cities, Many Lights” program for streetlamp lighting to help its own LED industry. China has been in the LED bulb business for more than a decade but has more recently concentrated its efforts to acquire LED growth and manufacturing know-how.   Chine...

In order to meet the growing demand for sustainable lighting, Technology Foundation STW and Philips have taken the initiative to form the ‘Advanced Sustainable Lighting Solutions’ partnership. With eight recently approved research project proposals, the program is now officially launched. The aim of these projects is to develop innovative, efficient lighting that will also be available for new applications. The five-year program has had the sum of three million euros allocated to it: each of the partners will pay half. The initial results are expected in 2014.&n...

  Panasonic is planning to donate up to 100,000 of its solar LED lanterns to people without electricity in several countries in Africa and Asia by 2018, the 100th anniversary of the company's founding.   The initiative, dubbed the 100 Thousand Solar Lantern Project, will see Panasonic donating its solar technology to electricity-deprived communities in developing countries, mainly in Asia and Africa. In February, the company donated 3,000 of its compact solar lights to NGOs working in Burma in south-east Asia. Panasonic has also donated 5,00...

The US professional lighting journal Architectural SSL Magazine has awarded Osram Opto Semiconductors for the third time in a row as winner of the Product Innovation Award in the category Market Leadership.The award also honours the work of Jianzhong Jiao, who as Director of Regulations and Emerging Technologies at Osram Opto Semiconductors has made a significant contribution to establishing industry standards for LED testing. The Market Leadership category includes five sub-categories in which awards are given. Osram Opto Semiconductors is the 2013 ...

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) will hold a Technology Tuesday educational series on April 23 at Lightfair International (LFI) 2013 in Philadelphia. Technology Tuesday will explore advanced technologies that are paving the way for solid-state lighting. “The purpose of LFI 2013 is to pair industry experts with lighting professionals to help advance the lighting industry,” said Steve Lydecker, Acuity Brands Senior Vice President of Technology.  “Technology Tuesday allows attendees to learn about revolutionary technologies and take an...

  Germany's Osram is launching a new LED light bulb that costs less than 10 euros ($13.10) to battle rivals, such as Cree and Samsung Electronics, for a share of the fast-growing market.   LED - known for lighting flat ,screen televisions and tablet PCs ,LED are increasingly replacing other lights in homes, stores and on streets because they use less energy and are more durable. But they cost much more than incandescent bulbs or compact fluorescent lights, putting off consumers from buying LED lighting for their homes.   A spokesman for O...

Audi’s LED headlights are reported to be recognized by The European Union as an energy efficient technology that can help cars reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. According to a press release from Audi (media credentials required), LED headlights can achieve this greater fuel efficiency because they use less power– a little more than half what traditional halogen lights on low beam setting would use. The EU Commission found in its studies of the technology that LED headlight-equipped vehicles emit 1.61 fewer grams of carbon dioxide per mile than...

Recognizing that retailers desire high-impact environments that create unique brand experiences and lead customers to action, Stylmark introduces the Optima LED StretchLite Backlit Light Box for tension fabric graphics. The latest addition to Stylmark’s family of Optima LED light boxes, the Optima LED StretchLite combines the brilliance, uniformity and longevity of backlit LED technology with the dramatic dimensions of tension fabric displays to help retailers, designers and visual merchandisers achieve unrivaled visual impact.   Designed to accommod...

LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $4.8m, down 23% on $6.2m last quarter and 39% on $7.9m a year ago, for its fiscal second-quarter 2013 (to end-February). Impacted by the drop in revenue, a decline in the average selling price (ASP) of LED chips, and excess capacity charges for the firm’s LED chips, gross margin has deteriorated further, from negative 9% a year ago and negative 53% last quarter to negative 69%. “Demand has improved; however, the pricing environment for the general lighting market remains...

UK, Belfast City Hall has become the first building in Europe to install a new intelligent lighting system, with its LED floodlighting becoming the biggest single building project of its kind in Europe.   The council says it will help reduce both the energy bill and CO2 emissions, saving around £14,000 on the annual electricity bill.   The hall uses 433 light fittings, individually controlled, meaning the city hall can be illuminated by up to 16m different colour options. The council plans to light up the building for different occasions, such as green ...

PowerSecure, which focuses on a variety of energy products and services, said it was expanding its LED business with the purchase of Connecticut-based Solais Lighting. Solais provides LED lamps and fixtures that are focused on commercial and industrial uses. PowerSecure already offers a number of LED products and services. “The expertise Solais has demonstrated in developing best-in-class innovative technology in parallel with some of the most effective sourcing, procurement and manufacturing in the industry will provide us with catalysts to accelerate the grow...

Today's LED retail and office lighting fixtures that marry fashion and function are creating more modern ceiling landscapes and visually striking possibilities for lighting designers. With the new Lumination™ EL Series LED Luminaire, GE continues to lead the way to inspired indoor spaces with a never-before-seen LED lighting technology option. Minimal and exceptionally thin, the blade-like fixture stabs at the heart of conventional design while slashing energy costs at the same time.   The new Lumination™ EL Series LED Luminaire is sus...